Steeped in Storytelling

DeLong Voiceover

A cozy brainy podcast exploring story, science and sound. Let's steep a cup of tea and get curious ... a little neuroscience, linguistics, anatomy, somatic psychology, mindfulness ... and let's steep them all together to create something warm to sip. ☕️ Hosted by a voice actor whose backstory winds through somatic facilitation and public librarianship.  Find all the Book Nook titles at Bookshop. 

  1. Jan 8

    The End: On Release, Integration & Expansion

    Welcome to the final episode of Steeped in Storytelling season one. I’m your host, Sarah DeLong. Today we reflect on the arc of our season of sound, science, and storytelling; how we begin, how we build, and how we let go. We talk about endings and what they offer us: closure, integration, gratitude, expansion, movement, and transformation.    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. You can also follow Steeped in Storytelling on Instagram @steepedinstorytellingpodcast. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 1, Episode 10 “The End: On Release, Integration & Expansion.” Hosted and Produced by DeLong Voiceover. Released 8 January 2026 via Podbean. Some of the spaces I spent time in, researching for this episode:  Frontiers in Neuroscience National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine ScienceDirect.com NeuroscienceNews.com National Center for Biotechnology Information Wikipedia My mindfulness space    Sound Credits Sound effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Music by folk_acoustic from Pixabay

    12 min

  2. Jan 7 ·  Bonus

    The End OUTTAKE: An Emotional Processing Moment

    This is me in a deeply emotional moment while recording episode 10. It's an audio of me crying and utilizing my breath to regulate in a moment of overwhelm. As I was listening back to and editing the episode, I decided this audio needed to be shared in its own file. A year ago, I might not have been brave enough to share for fear of seeming weak and imperfect and messy and human. But I'm proud now. What a remarkable thing that I can witness myself feeling super intense things and processing it and getting through it.   I always love watching and listening to outtakes. It shows how raw and real the creative process is.  In episode 10, we reflect on the arc of our season of sound, science, and storytelling; how we begin, how we build, and how we let go. We talk about endings and what they offer us: closure, integration, gratitude, expansion, movement, and transformation.

    1 min

  3. Jan 5 ·  Bonus

    The End OUTTAKE: A Silly Booth Warmup Moment

    I always love watching bloopers and outtakes. And listening to them. It shows how raw and real the creative process is.  This is me doing some of my warmups before recording episode 10! A silly funny way to get out of my head, into my body, and engaged in the moment.  In episode 10, we reflect on the arc of our season of sound, science, and storytelling; how we begin, how we build, and how we let go. We talk about endings and what they offer us: closure, integration, gratitude, expansion, movement, and transformation.

    1 min

  4. 12/25/2025

    Page to Ecosystem: What We Lose When We Streamline & Standardize Stories

    Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling. I’m voiceover artist Sarah DeLong, and I love weaving connections between art and science.  Today we’re venturing into the tangled garden of narrative ecosystems—how stories live, grow, cross-pollinate, and what happens when we start pruning for profit, predictability, or ease.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. You can also follow Steeped in Storytelling on Instagram @steepedinstorytellingpodcast. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 1, Episode 9 “Page to Ecosystem: What We Lose When We Streamline and Standardize Stories.” Hosted and Produced by DeLong Voiceover. Released 25 December 2025 via Podbean. Some of the spaces I spent time in, researching for this episode:  Frontiers in Neuroscience National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine ScienceDirect.com NeuroscienceNews.com National Center for Biotechnology Information Wikipedia My garden   Sound Credits Sound effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Music by folk_acoustic from Pixabay

    9 min

  5. 12/13/2025 ·  Bonus

    Stories as Shelter BONUS: The Cinnamon Spoon

    This is some unused audio from episode 8! I recorded it once as a read-thru, before I decided to replace it with the current cozy sci-fi scene, Observation Deck Theta. A video version of The Cinnamon Spoon is available on my YouTube channel, @DeLongVoiceover.

    1 min

  6. 12/11/2025

    Stories as Shelter: Cozy Fiction & Sensory Joy

    Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling, where each episode we reflect on the beauty of interweaving story, science, and sound. I’m your host, voiceover artist Sarah DeLong. I come to the mic with experience as an integrative somatic facilitator (a mindfulness guide with training in anatomy, neuroscience, and cultural somatics), a public librarian (no, I didn’t get time to read at work—unless you count storytime), and, for a brief time, a chef.  This episode we’re letting ourselves get cozy. We’re tucking in with tales that comfort, voices that soothe, and stories that offer shelter. And no, not every cozy story has to involve a kitchen; sometimes comfort sounds like building spreadsheets in a blanket fort or hexing your ex in a mossy cave.   Today’s brew: a hot, spiced, freshly-pressed apple cider with ginger, cinnamon, and maybe a bit of bourbon. It’s up to you.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. You can also follow Steeped in Storytelling on Instagram @steepedinstorytellingpodcast. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 1, Episode 8 “Stories as Shelter: Cozy Fiction & Sensory Joy.” Hosted and Produced by DeLong Voiceover. Released 11 December 2025 via Podbean. Some of the spaces I spent time in, researching for this episode:  My kitchen A nearby coffee shop My cozy reading nest  Sound Credits Sound effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Music by folk_acoustic from Pixabay

    10 min

  7. 11/27/2025

    Crafting Meaning: Language Extinction & Revival

    Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling, where every cup is a portal to the interconnected power of story, science, and sound.   This is an episode about what's fading, how words change, and what we can choose to carry forward. Today we’re sipping a tisane full of berries, mint, rose, and hibiscus.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. You can also follow Steeped in Storytelling on Instagram @steepedinstorytellingpodcast. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 1, Episode 7 “Crafting Meaning: Language Extinction & Revival.” Hosted and Produced by DeLong Voiceover. Released 27 November 2025 via Podbean. Some of the spaces I spent time in, researching for this episode:  Indigenous Corporate Training ictinc.ca  youtube.com/@PuyallupTribalLanguage  youtube.com/@NavajoGrandma  aacimotaatiiyankwi.org  tulaliplushootseed.com  HowtoPronounce.com  National Geographic Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages  Wikipedia Hawai’i Public Radio  Sound Credits Sound effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Music by folk_acoustic from Pixabay

    8 min

  8. 11/13/2025

    Stories of the Body: How to Sound Like Yourself

    Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling, where we uncover the power of story, science, and sound. I’m so glad you’re here. In today’s episode, we’re getting into the very thing I use to speak to you now: the body. More specifically, the story our voice tells, not just through what we say, but how we say it. And how we sound like ourselves.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. You can also follow Steeped in Storytelling on Instagram @steepedinstorytellingpodcast. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 1, Episode 6 “Stories of the Body: How to Sound Like Yourself.” Hosted and Produced by DeLong Voiceover. Released 13 November 2025 via Podbean. Some of the spaces I spent time in, researching for this episode:  Frontiers in Neuroscience  National Institutes of Health  National Library of Medicine  Reviewing my coursework at somapsych.org  Sound Credits Sound effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Music by folk_acoustic from Pixabay

    13 min
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A cozy brainy podcast exploring story, science and sound. Let's steep a cup of tea and get curious ... a little neuroscience, linguistics, anatomy, somatic psychology, mindfulness ... and let's steep them all together to create something warm to sip. ☕️ Hosted by a voice actor whose backstory winds through somatic facilitation and public librarianship.  Find all the Book Nook titles at Bookshop. 

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  • Creator
    DeLong Voiceover
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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    Steeped in Storytelling